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TWO MORE WOMEN BUTCHERED.

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TWO MORE WOMEN BUTCHERED. 8TARTLING PERSONAL MAR. RATIVES. THE BERNER-STREET MURDER. The scene of the first of Saturday's outrages ia a narrow court in Berner-street, a quiet thorough- fare running from Commercial road down to the London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway. At the entrance to the court are a pair of large wooden gates, in one of which IS a small wicket for use when tLe ga'3s are closed. At the hour when the murderer accomplished his purpose these gates were open-Indeed, according to the testimony of tbose living near, the entrance to the court is seldom closed. Fur a distance ot 18 or 20 feet from the street there is a dead wall ou each side of the court, the bffect of which is to enshroud the intervening space in absolute darkness after sunset. Farther back some light is thrown into the court from the windows of a workmen's club, which occupies the whole length of the court on the right, and from a number of cottages occupied mainly by tailors and cigarette makers on the left. At the time when the murder was committed, however, the lights m all of the dwelling-houses in question bad been extinguished, whilst such illumination as came from the club, being from the upper storey would fall on the cottages opposite, and would only serve to intensify the gloom of the rest of the court. From the position in which the body was found it is believed that the moment the murderer bad got his victim ia the dark shadow near the entrance to the court, he threw her to the ground, and with one gash cut her throat from ear to ear. The hypothesis that the wound was inflicted after and not before the woman fell is supported by the fact that there are severe bruises on her left temple and left cheek, this showing that force must have been used to prostrate her, which would not have been necessary had her throat bean already cut. HC8I0 AND SONG. At the club already referred to—the Interna- tional Workmen's Educational Club, which is an offshoot of tbe Sociali8t Leavue and a rendezvous of a number of foreign residents, chiefly Russians, Poles, and continental Jews of various nationali- ties—it is customary on Saturday nights to have friendly discussions on topics of mutual interest) and to wind up the evening's entertainment with songs, etc. The proceedings commenced on Saturday, about 8.30.th a discussion on the necessity for Socialism amongst Jews. This was kept up until about 11 D'elock. when a considerable portion of the company left for their respective homes. Between 20 and 30 remained behind, and the usual concert which followed was not concluded when the intelligence was brought by the steward of the club that a woman had been done to death within a few yards of them, and within earshot of their jovial songs. The people residing in the cottages on the other side of the court were ail indoors, and most of them in bed by midnight. Several or these persona rememoer lying awake aod listening to the aiugiug, and they also remember the concert coming TO an abrupt teruaiuatiou, but uuriug the whole of the time troui retiring to rest until the body was discovered no one beard anything ia the nature of a scream or a womau's cry of distress. DKSOBIFTIOM OF TRI: SUPPOSED MCRDKKJCR. The toilowing description has beeu circulated by the police of a man said to have been seen in the cwpany of the deceased during Saturday Age 28 slightiy bUlL; height, 5 t.at 8 inches eom- plexion dark; 110 whiskers biack uiagonal coat; bard felt hat; collar and tie carried a newspaper parcel respectable appearance." PEiiSONAL STATEMENTS. Lewis Diemstritz has made the following 8taioelDeltt I have been steward of the Iuter- natieual Cuab lor six or seven years. I am alMt a traveiW in coram a jewellery. I went yesterday to Westow Hiil Market, a place I usually visit a>n Saturday, at»d I got back about one o'clock th.'s morning. JAy u**al time tor getting home from market is between one and two in the moNttag. I dsove home in my own trap. My pony is rather shy, and as I turned into the yard it struck me that he boee teo much to the left hand aide, against the I walL I befit lilY head to see what it was that be was shying at, and I noticed that the ground was I not level. I saw a little heap, which I thought miftht perhaps be some mud swept t gether. I towebed the heap witu the handle of my whip, and tbeo 1 louad that it was not mud. I jumped off bhe trap aed struck a match, when I saw that it was the body of a wuwao. I did not wait to see whether she was drunk or dead, but ran indoors and asked whether ftey wife was there. I did this because I knew my wife had rattier a week constitution, and anything of that kind shocke her. I saw my wite was sitting down- stairs, and I at oace informed the members that sosoethtBg had happened in the yard. I did not teU thorn whether the wonts was murdered or drwok, becaose I did aot thaa icaow. A mamiber named Isaacs went down into the yard with me, and we strnefc a match. We saw blood right from I the gate up the yard, and then we both went for the pohce, but, unfortunately, it was several minute* before we could bad a constable. At latt another member of the club, named Eagle, who ran out after us and went in a different direction, fouod one 1!0mewb4t.re iu Commercial-road. Tbi" pohcemaB blew his whistle, and several more polioeaien oance ap, and soon after the doctors arrived. The wotnatt seeeted to be about 27 ur 28 years old. Soe was a little bit better dressed, I should say, than the woman who was last mwteeed. Her clothes were not disarranged. She had a flower ia the bosom of her dress. In one hand ane bad some gr .pes, and in the other some sweats. Sue w *s grasping them tightly. I had never seen her before. She was removed about a quarter to frve to Cable-street Mortuary. When 1 hrst saw her she was lying en her left side two y,.rde from the entrance, her feet towards the street. KASLK'A NARRATIVE, Morris Eagle xtates I am a Russian, and am a traveller in the jewellery line. I am a member of the ciut), and was present last mght at the dis- cussion. I weut away about twelve o'clock to take lilY young lady home. I wa.s away with her abuttt 40 minutes, and then I came back to the elvrb with the intention of having supper. There were plenty ot peopie about, both men and women. The front uoor of the club was closed wben I returned, so I passed through the yard and entered at the back. I walked up the middle of the yard. I noticed nothing then. Aiter I bad been in the ciub 20 minutes, the steward came in and said there was a woman lying in the yard. I went down into the yard ans saw the blood, and afterwards assisted to find the police. NOTICED NOTHING WRON". Joseph Lave says :—141 am a Russian,and have recently arrived in England from tbe United States. I am residing temporarily at the club. About twenty minutes before the alarm I went down iuto tbe yard to sot a breath of fresh air. I walked about tor five minutes or more, and went as far 43 the street. Everything was very quiet at that time, and I noticed nothing wrong." WAS IT THK VCBDBBKR? Mrs Mortimer, living at 36, Berner-street, four doors from the scene of the tragedy, saY8:- "I was standing at the door of my house nearly the whole time between half-past twelve and one o'clock this (Sunday) mornimtr, and I did not notice anything unusual. I had jost gone indoors and was preparing to go to bed, when I beard a comtuotiuu outside, and I immediately ran out, thiuking that there was another row at the Sociaitesa' Glut), close by. I went to see what was tbemfttter, and was informed that another dveadful murder had bean committed in the yard adjoining the club-house, and on going inside I saw the body of a woman lying huddled up just inside the plieM with bar throat out from ear to ear. A man touched her face, and said it was quite warm, so that the deed must have boen done while I was standing at the doer of nay house. There was certainiy no noise made, and I did not observe any one enter the gates. It was juet after one o'clock when I went oat. and tOt., only man whom I had seen pass through the staeet previously was a young man carrying a black shiny bag, who walked very fast down the street from the Cominercial- road. He looked up at the ciub, and .hen went round the corner by the board school. I was told that tbe manager or steward of tbe club aad diseovered the woman on his return home in his pouy cart. lIe drove through the gates, and my opinion is that he interrupted the murderer, who must have made his escape immediately, Under cover of the cart. If a man had come out of the yard before o;¡e o'clock, I must have seeu him. It was almost incredible to me that tbe thing c )ui<J have been done without the steward's j wife hearing a ""IS8. for she was sitting in the; kitchen, from whieh a window opens four yards from the spot where the woman was found. The body was lying slightly on one side, with the legs a little drawn up, a* ir in pain. TKX DOCTOR'S STATKMZ\T THE IFTTBDBSSB A MANIAC. In an interview with a reoresentative of the press, Dr Blackwell made a statement, in which he said that about ten minutes-past one he was called by a policeman to 40, Berner-street, where he found the body of the murdered woman. Her bead bad been almost severed from her body. The body was perfectly warm, and life could not have been extinct for more than twenty minutes. It did not appear to him that the woman was a Jewess. Sue wvs more like an Irish woman. He ronghly examined her and found DO otber injuries, but this he could not definitely state uutil be had marie a further examination. The deceased had on a biack velvet jacket and a black drees. In ber hand the heia a box of eachous, whilst pinned in her dress was » flower. Altogether, judging from her appearance, be couMidered that she belonged to an immoral class. He had no d'>obt that the same man committed both the murders. In his opinion the man is a maniac, bat one at least who is accustomed to use ) a heavy knife. His belief was that as the woman held the sweets in her left hand ber head was dragged-back by means of a wills; handkerchief '-1 U th- oa- '<- of Wuiiina hand" *tu*Hre<i -vith bloovt, «Hu "vv* evidemly don. '3 the straggle. He had, iiSikhw, t.o a.»ub'. that t'6 woiij;m'^ windpipe bem* completely cat throng! ■ was t' u, rendered uunc.» to M-tf s un 1).. Hia*„kw-l aoded that :t did >u>" )iia*- 'tat .-be iruifi-re.- wouto bespattered vitb oiootf, n, as ne was sirffic .atly 8lU4I.!t', ila other th -=\ris coutet contrive avoid coming in contact with the blood by reach. ing well forward. THE VICTIM IDENTIFIED. The authorities at Lemau-street police-station are very reticent, and stated, in reply to an inquiry late this evening, that they had no further information to impart. The Press Association has ascertained from inquiries that the woman murdered in Berner-strest has been identified. A woman who is known as 14 One- armed Lis," living in a common lodging- house in Flower and Dean-street, stated to our representative that she bad accompanied Sergeant Thicke to 8t. George's Mortuary, and identified the body as th t of Annie Morris, an aafortunate, living in a common lodging-house in the neighbourhood of Flower and Deaa*street. One-armed li S" refused to give farther information, as she said she bad been instructed to keep t_,e matter to herself.—Another rumour was to the effect that the deceased was a Swede, and bad evidently lived in this country for some yearr, judgiug by the fluency with which she spoke the English language. A Central News telegram, dated midnight, says;—The woman murdered ia Berner-street has been identified all Elizabeth Stride, who, it seem", had been leading a gay life, and had resided lately in Flower and Dean-street. She was identified by a sister living in Holboru. Her husband, who resides at Bath, has lived apart from her for nearly five years. Up to the hour of telrgrapbtng, Stride's murderer had not been dis- covered. Stride is believed to be a Swedish woman from Stockholm. According to her associates she was of calm temperament, rarely quarrelliug with anyone. In fact, she was so good-natured that she would do a good turn for anyone." Her occupation was that of a char- woman. She had the misfortune to lose her husband in the Princess Alice disaster on the Thames some years ago. She had lost her teeth, and suffered from a throat affection.

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